The world’s largest broadband event – the Broadband World Forum 2010 – has this week unveiled its enhanced conference programme and released delegate passes for its biggest show yet. (more…)

Emerging markets will be the key driver in the growth of global mobile value-added-service (VAS)* revenues from $200 billion in 2009 to $340 billion in 2014, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Russia, Poland and the Ukraine are expected to account for 36 per cent of the global mobile data revenues in 2014. (more…)

by Greg Council, group product manager, numbering solutions, Evolving Systems

Numbering resources are a key asset to telecoms operators – yet they also present them with a range of major challenges. Number management is now more complicated than ever due to the impact of local number portability activity, complex service offerings from providers that might include both mobile and fixed-line numbers, and increased reporting needs to meet the latest regulations. (more…)

Coppelesca, the Cooperative in charge of the supply of electric power to the northern area of Costa Rica, autonomously supports the operation of Cable TV and Internet Services after updating Open Systems Corp., leader in the development and implementation of BOSS (Business and Operations Support Solutions) for the telecommunications and public utilities companies; In this manner, the electric power company is now capable of managing the provisioning of services to nearly 100.000 associates of the electric power company. (more…)

EmCali’s public utilities business operates in an integrated manner under Open Systems Corp SmartFlex Solution, a leader in the development and implementation of BOSS (Business and Operations Support Solutions) for the telecommunications and public utilities companies. (more…)

The Com World Series is proud to introduce Nigeria Com, following 2 exceptional years for West & Central Africa Com in Abuja, Nigeria, the Com Series has launched the dedicated Nigeria Com event (http://www.comworldseries.com/nigeria) in Lagos, at the heart of Nigeria’s business centre. Nigeria is Africa’s largest telecoms market, and the opportunities for continued growth are exceptional. Now Nigeria Com organisers Informa Telecoms & Media are delighted to announce 17 Nigerian operator speakers, 8 of whom are CxO level representatives. (more…)

Openet, a leading provider of Transactional Intelligence for the world’s largest and most innovative network service providers, today announces that a Tier 1 North American wireless operator has successfully deployed a comprehensive solution set that enables the operator to monetize the market-leading tablet device, Apple’s iPad. With the Subscriber Initiated Provisioning and Service Pass solutions the operator is able to sell ad-hoc and recurring data plans to iPad customers, enabling subscriber initiated provisioning of data access by volume of data usage and duration; thus meeting demand for flexible, personalized service offerings. (more…)

eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of smarter transaction management solutions in Charging, Payment, Retention and Network Services, has told OSS News Review that its FlexiContent Services is available through over a dozen operators during the 2010 soccer world cup in South Africa. (more…)

TM Forum announced today that Sean Kelley, Deutsche Bank’s Global CIO for Deutsche Asset Management (the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank AG) and Head of the Bank’s Platform Services Group, has taken a leading role within the Forum’s cloud services initiatives by becoming chairman of the Enterprise Cloud Leadership Council (ECLC). Sean’s commitment to the ECLC is indicative of the value of TM Forum’s cloud services initiatives for the global enterprise and communications IT industries. (more…)

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) are set to take off in Latin America as mobile markets mature, new regulations come into force and more network operators open to MVNOs to fuel growth. “MVNO subscriptions in Latin America will grow at a CAGR of 28% to 6.6 million by 2013,” says Júlio Püschel, senior analyst and head of mobile operator strategy at Informa Telecoms & Media. (more…)

ReportsandReports will soon carry their Next Generation Network OSS/BSS Market and Forecast 2010-2015 Market Research Report in its Store. Next Generation Networks (NGN) promises a high quality end-user experience. Telecommunications service providers expect the NGN framework to provide them with tools that would ensure customer loyalty. However, the path towards achieving the ideal NGN is fraught with formidable challenges. The most critical challenge confronting operators is optimizing their OSS and BSS platforms, systems, and processes. (more…)

MACH, a leading provider of hub-based mobile communications exchange solutions, has launched a package of solutions, called EU Pack, designed to help mobile network operators offset the negative impact of forthcoming EU regulations on roaming revenues. EU Pack comprises Data Fuse, the company’s ‘Anti-Bill Shock’ prevention solution, and Retail Roaming Marketing which is designed to stimulate usage through customised retail offers using its Re-pricing solution. (more…)

Ontology Systems has recently announced the results of research carried out in April this year by Telesperience, the independent telecom and IT analysts. Data misalignment has long been recognized as a chronic problem for CSPs running large OSS/BSS infrastructure. Telesperience’s research reveals just how widespread a problem it is and how difficult it is to solve. (more…)

CommProve has been named a finalist for Red Herring’s Europe 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the world European business region. (more…)

Clarity, the leading provider of Unified Telecommunications Operational Management solutions, has released Clarity 11. The product suite incorporates new and enhanced capabilities for service providers to simplify their operations and improve service quality whilst removing cost, risk and time incurred for crucial business processes. (more…)